Physics for Science & Engineering III 35203 - Syllabus
3 lect., 3 lab., 4 cr. (Fall)
Treatment of electro- and magneto-statics, Gauss’ Law, Faraday’s Law, Maxwell’s Equations. Resistance: inductance: capacitance. Transient and steadystate analysis’s of RC, RL and RLC circuits. Resonance, electromechanical analogues.
Prerequisite: 35104, Physics for Science and Engineering II completed or concurrent enrollment in 38207 Calculus III.
Text and Materials:
Physics for Scientist and Engineers, 5th ed., WH. Freeman.
Tipler/Mosca, ISBN-0-7167-4389-2
Relationship to Program
PHysics 35204 is designed for the Engineering Science Program. All engineering students, from electrical to chemical, should take this physics sequence. It is also the course of choice for one planning to major in Physics. A student who decides to pursue engineering after taking General Physics (Calculus) (38105-6) can be admitted to the course with the permission of the Department Chair. Such a student should speak with his or her advisor or the Chair regarding course selection.
Course Objectives:
The student who successfully completes this course can:
1. Understand the concept and equations for the electric and magnetic forces.
2. Understand the concept of the electric and magnetic fields, what causes them and their effect on charges and currents.
3. Understand the concepts of voltage and current
And how they relate to each other in simple dc electric circuits. Understand the meaning of the circuit elements resistance, inductance and capacitance. Also understand the use of ammeters and voltmeters.
4. Understand how electric and magnetic fields interact with each other via Maxwell's equations to produce electromagnetic
waves. Understand that the frequency of these waves differentiate between light, radio, x-ray and other kinds of radiation.
5.Obtain and improve on the ability to take laboratory data,
And write formal reports on various kinds of laboratory experiments.
GRADING SYSTEM:
Three 1 hour closed book exams announced at least 1 week in advance. The average of these exams will count 50% of your final grade.
The laboratory average will count the remaining 25% of the final grade. This average will be based on approximately 12 full period experiments requiring formal reports.
Homework problems will be assigned and collected weekly. They will not be graded, but checked. Homework record can raise final average by 2 to 3 points.
Support Services: Tutoring services are available in the learning resource center. Please speak with your instructor regarding any arrangements that must be made.
Attendance and Withdrawal:
Perfect attendance is assumed in this course. Without such attendance and dedication to the homework one will not be successful in Physics. The student’s grade will reflect any lack of attendance, simply because of the difficulty of the material. It is the student’s responsibility to speak with the instructor and withdraw from the course if things are not going well. The instructor will not initiate the withdrawal. An early consult with the instructor can save a great deal of later confusion. MAKE –UP exams are non existent.
Support Services:
Tutoring services are available in the Library. There is also tutoring in Physics available in the Mathematics Study Lounge in Ha 311. The Physical Science Study Lounge (Harriman 315) has proven a valuable resource for students assisting each other in reviewing the material and working together solving homework problems. This strategy, used correctly, can be of great assistance to you. Take advantage of it. Also, get to know your advisor on a personal level.
There are services available for students with disabilities. Any such conditions should be communicated privately to the instructor on the first day of class so that any necessary special arrangements or accommodations can be made.
The following texts are on reserve in the Library. They can be very helpful to you if you take advantage of them.
J. Richard Christman, A Student's Companion to Halliday/Resnick/Krane. This guide is matched to our text and it is a good supplementary review text. (Reserve # 178)
Edward Derringh, Selected Solutions to Halliday/Resnick/Krane. (Reserve # 177). This book is matched to the text we are using. It is important that you consult this book only after you have worked independently on the assignment for a significant amount of time. Using this resource unwisely can seriously impact on your performance in the course. Simply transcribing these solutions for submission to the instructor will result in an F for the course, since you will not be able to pass the examinations without doing your own hard work on course assignments. The purpose of having the manual on reserve is to assist you when the instructor is not available.
Fredrick Bueche, Shaum's Outline of College Physics. This text has excellent, clearly worked out problems related to every section of the text. A good review source. Reserve # 179 Also see: Alvin Halpen, Schaums Outline "3000 Solved Problems in Physics". This text virtually covers every topic of our course. It is an excellent study aid.
Serway and Faughn, College Physics and Faughn & Tigue, Instructors Manual With Solutions for Serway and Faughn. These two books should be used together. The complete solutions manual matches this non-calculus text and this resource should be helpful - especially if you have missed some of the material the first time around. (Reserve # 183)
Note Regarding Class Syllabus:
The following weekly lecture schedule should be viewed as tentative to the extent that some adjustments may seem advisable as the course progresses.
A detailed syllabus with HW assignments is distributed during the first class meeting.
Topics:
Part Electrostatics
Charge and matter- Coulomb’s law
Electric field
Gauss’ Law
Electric potential
Capacitance*
Current and resistance
EMF and circuits
PART II Magnetostatics
The magnetic field
Ampere’s law
Biot Savart Law**
Part III Electromagnetism
Farady’s Law
Inductance
Maxwell’s equations
Electromagnetic waves
Light***
- Test 1 at conclusion
- Test 2 at conclusion
- Test 3 at conclusion